Antiglare shield for vehicles



Sept. 18, 1928.

A. STEGER ANTIGLAHE .SHIELD FonvEaIcLEs Filed Fem-18. 1927 INVENTORATTOR N EY- Patented Sept. 18, 1928.

UNiTEosrAres ALEX STEGER,KOF.VAII\TING, MINNESOTA.

ANTIGLARE sninnn yron vnnicrns.

Application filed February 1B, 1927. Serial No. 169,293.

This invention rela-tes to certain novel improvements in anti-glareshields for vehicles and has for its principal object the provision otan improved construction of this chan actor which will be highlyefhcient in use and economical in manufacture.

Among the salient objects of the invention is the provision'ot a'shieldwhich may be moved into and from shielding position with respect to awind shield o1 a vehicle.

A still further object of the invention is the novel combination andarrangement o1 parts for associating an anti-glare shield ivith a windshield of a vehicle whereby the shield may be moved vinto and fromshielding position and locked in shielding position.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

rThe invention consists in the novel`combination and arrangement oitparts to be hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the` accompanyingdrawings, showing the preferred form of construction and in which:

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary inside elevational view of a wind shield showingmy invention associated therewith;

Fig. 2 is a perspective View of a locking arrangement embodied in theinvention; and y Fig. 3 is a sectional detail view taken substantiallyon line 3 3 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawing, indicates the upper frame section of a windshield 11 of an automobile. This upper frame section 10 is pivotallyconnected to the lower frame section 12 in a well-known manner.

My improved anti-glare shield includes a clip member 13 which is formedfrom a piece of resilient metal bent substantially U shaped with thebiglit portion 141 thereot` rolled to provide a hand gripping portion.This clip 13 is adapted to rictionally engage the upper `rail 15 of thesection 10.

The shield is indicated at 16 and is preferably formed of translucidmaterial. and adapted for rolling upon a roller 17 having at itsopposite end portions trunnions 18. These trunnions 18 are adapted toengage in openings 19 formed in brackets 20. These brackets 2() areformed as an integral part of clips 21 and 22, substantially similar instructure to the clip 13. These clips 21 andy 22 are adapted torictionally engage one of `the side rails 23 of the section 10. The clip22 has 'formed as an integral part thereof a sleeve 2liadapted tofrictionally receive one end portion of a runner-bar25- The clip 13 hasone oi its `limb portions provided with a sleevei26 which is adapted torictionally receive the opposite end portion oi the runner bar 25. saidsleeves 241 and 26 being dis`V posed a predetermined distance from thewind shield glass 27 and adapted to hold the runner bar 25 againstlongitudinal shitting.

Mounted upon the bar 25 is a carriage sleeve 23 having a transverse slot29 formed in its top wall.v This slot 29 is adaptedy under certaincondition to register with a notch 30 Aformed'in the inner end portionoli the bar 25. Formed as an integral part of the carriage sleeve 23 areparallel arms v3l having 'angled end portions 32 adapted for connectionasat 33 to the intermediate portion of a stiilening plate 34 secured t-othe iree end portion 35 of the shieldl. l

Mounted on they carriage sleeve 28 is a pawl 36 engaging in the slot 29.This pawl 36 is held in engagement in said slot 29 through the medium ofa spring 29 having one end portion secured to the pintle 38 in awell-lmown manner and its opposite end portion bearing against the pawl.

yFormed as an integral part of the pawl 36 is a nger 39 adapted foroperation upon by the linger of the driver. of the vehicle to disengagethe pawl 36 from pawl latching position.

In usev the shield 16v is normally wound upon the roller 17. The driverof the vehicle to shield his eyes from the bright lights of an oncomingvehicle, moves the carriage sleeve 28 inwardly upon the bar 25 to unwindthe shield from rolled position upon the roller.

lhen the carriage sleeve latches the innerv end portion oit' the'bar 25the pawl will en-V gage the notch 30 and retain the shield in shieldingposition over the corner of the wind shield glass. To permit retroactivemovement of the shield the driver presses his linger on the finger 39 todisengage the pawl from the notch 30. When the pawl is disengaged fromthe notch 30 the shield' will be wound upon the roller 17 which in thepresent instance is of a well-known spring type roller.

From the above description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawing it will be manifest that I provide a simple arrangement forymoving the shield 16 into and from shielding position whereby to Ycapable ofvariation and modification, with out departing from the spiritof the invention. I, therefore, do not Wish to be limited to the precisedetails of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of suchvariations and modifications as come Within the scope of the appendedclaims.

. Having thus described my invention What I' claim as new and desire toprotect by Letters Pat-ent is:

1. Thercombination with a Wind shield glass of a vehicle, a clip securedto the top frame member of the wind shield and having a portionproviding a sleeve, a roller, clips secured to one of the side frames ofthe Wind shield and providing` brackets for rotatably supporting saidroller, one of said clips havingl a portion providing a sleeve, a guidebar having one end portion inserted in the first mentioned sleeve and anopposite end 1 portion inserted in the second` mentioned sleeve, acarriage sleeve movable longitudinally With respect to the guide `barand having depending arms, a translucid shield secured to the roller forWinding thereon, and a reenforcing strap connected to said arms and tothe unsecured edge portion of said `translucid shield.

y 2. The combination With a wind shield glass of a vehicle, a clipsecured to the top frame member of the Wind shield and having a portionproviding a sleeve, a roller, clips secured to one of the side frames ofthe wind shield and providing brackets for rotatably supporting saidroller, one of said clips having a portion providing a sleeve, a guidebar having one end portion inserted in the first mentioned sleeve and anopposite end portion inserted in the second mentioned sleeve and havinga notch formed in said first mentioned end portion, and a springcontrolled paWl carried by theV carriage sleeve and adapted toengagesaid notch for retaining said translucid shield in shielding positionover a portion of the glass of the Wind shield, said pawl having anintegral portion providing a finger piece to'permit manual disengagementof the pawl from- ALEX STEGER.

